The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 21, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
3:10 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1854
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 | 133.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.07° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.86° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.