The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 1975
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
9:43 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 654
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 | 212.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.30° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.71° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.