The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 1974
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 642
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -7.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.44° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.71° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.