The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 1997
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 926
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 275.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.24° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.49° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.