The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 2048
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
8:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1557
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.63° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.86° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.