The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 2172
Waxing Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
11:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3091
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.56° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.84° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| 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.