The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 2198
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3412
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 | 267.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 7.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.95° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.25° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.