The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 2002
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
8:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 988
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 | 198.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 336.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.65° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.91° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.