The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 21, 2158
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:25 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2918
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 168.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.10° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.45° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.