The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 21, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
1:39 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3264
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -5.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.75° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.54° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.