The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 21, 1949
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
6:07 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 333
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 19.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 157.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.35° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.54° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.