The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 2171
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
2:08 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3078
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 | 281.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.08° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.09° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.