The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2142
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
8:55 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2720
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 | 47.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.87° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.11° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.