The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 2126
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2522
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -8.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.97° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.80° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.