The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2055
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
8:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1644
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.59° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.43° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.