The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2085
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
9:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2015
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 | 54.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.73° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.18° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.