The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1061
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.82° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.03° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.