The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
11:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1223
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.51° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.97° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| 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.