The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 1948
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
10:30 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 319
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 | 221.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 318.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.07° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.31° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.