The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2173
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
9:45 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3103
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 331.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.84° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.59° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.