The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 21, 2147
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
4:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2781
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.70° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.06° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.