The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 1941
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
6:52 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 233
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 155.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.61° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.30° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.