The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, November 19, 2021

Full Moon Beaver MoonMicromoon

99.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
14.8 days
Distance
405,600 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1223

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Beaver MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:18 AM, is deepest at 4:02 AM and ends at 5:47 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.

Exact values

For Nov 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun183.63°
Phase angle3.62°
Illuminated fraction99.90%
Altitude / azimuth-29.5° / 351.2°
Right ascension / declination3h 56m / 20.36°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude61.21° / -0.04°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.99° / 0.79°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-2.40° / 0.11°
Position angle of the axis349.7°
Position angle of the bright limb91.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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