The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 21, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
3:43 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3165
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.49° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.94° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.