The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 1982
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
10:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 741
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 | 66.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.73° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.35° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.