The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
82.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
3:02 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.5%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2930
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 | 130.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.75° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.74° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.