The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
5:22 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 11
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 17.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 10.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.45° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.08° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.