The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 1971
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
8:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 605
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 | 41.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 135.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.22° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.81° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.