The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 1935
Waning Crescent
27.2% 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
1:18 AM
2:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 158
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 | 297.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.70° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.39° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.