The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2010
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
7:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1087
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 | 179.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.05° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.