The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2057
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
2:44 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1668
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 | 295.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / 6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.80° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.77° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.