The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 21, 2050
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1582
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 | 88.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.71° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.68° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.