The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 21, 2098
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
4:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2175
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 193.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.90° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.37° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.