The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 1990
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
8:34 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 840
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.01° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.00° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.