The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 21, 2185
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
5:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3251
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 178.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.56° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.69° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.