The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 1911
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
5:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -139
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -7.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.70° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.40° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.