The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2164
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2992
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.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.22° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.20° / 1.36° |
| 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.