The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2179
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3177
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 8.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.76° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.46° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.