The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 2013
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
10:29 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1124
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 | 225.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.71° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.26° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.