The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 1962
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
2:47 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 493
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 247.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.55° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.95° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.