The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 21, 2168
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
1:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3041
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 280.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.40° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.17° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.