The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 2059
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
9:51 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1693
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 | 208.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.55° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.11° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.