The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 1926
Waning Gibbous
95.0% 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
7:03 PM
9:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 48
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 328.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.51° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.84° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| 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.