The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 1927
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
4:26 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 59
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 | 316.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.30° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.05° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.