The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2131
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
6:33 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2584
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 | 19.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.44° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.59° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.