The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2040
Waning Gibbous
91.7% 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
7:17 PM
10:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1458
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 | 213.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 323.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.44° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.45° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.