The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2063
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
6:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1743
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.89° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.10° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.