The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 1944
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
9:47 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 270
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 | 50.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.39° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.68° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.