The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 2105
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2262
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:54 PM, is deepest at 3:38 PM and ends at 5:22 PM. Totality lasts from 2:52 PM to 4:23 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.06° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.