The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2038
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
3:15 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1432
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.09° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.06° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.