The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 21, 2101
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
5:19 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2213
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.38° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.70° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.