The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2123
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
8:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2485
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.75° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.93° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.