The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 2020
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
11:46 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1211
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.18° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.74° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.