The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 21, 2051
Waning Gibbous
83.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
10:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.5%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1594
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.16° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.70° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.