The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 21, 2175
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3128
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.05° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.94° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| 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.