The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 1984
Waning Crescent
11.9% 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
4:02 AM
5:32 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 764
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 | 319.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 209.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 9.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.43° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.98° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.