The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2021
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
9:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1223
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 | 205.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.81° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.68° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.