The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 21, 2199
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
8:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3425
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.07° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.87° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.