The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 1922
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
6:52 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -2
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -12.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.44° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.10° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.