The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 1946
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
4:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 294
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 | 321.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.46° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.85° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.