The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 1924
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 22
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 | 278.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.37° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.15° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.