The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 1991
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 852
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 359.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 22.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.54° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.