The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2145
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2757
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 | 93.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.84° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.01° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.