The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 1936
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
10:04 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 171
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 | 68.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.84° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.52° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.