The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 1928
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
11:22 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 72
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.12° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.89° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.