The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 1918
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -51
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.08° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.44° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.