The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 2031
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1347
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 | 91.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.40° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.49° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.