The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 2087
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
3:11 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2039
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -10.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.11° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.88° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.