The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 1998
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
7:48 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 938
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.55° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.59° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.