The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 1949
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:35 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 178.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -10.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.37° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.03° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.