The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 1987
New Moon
0.4% 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
8:01 AM
5:12 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 803
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.55° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.13° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.