The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 2047
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
9:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1545
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 | 57.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.59° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.78° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.