The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 2116
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
8:57 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2398
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 339.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.31° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.39° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.