The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 2008
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
1:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 251.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.81° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.91° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.