The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2088
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2052
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.13° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.07° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.