The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 22, 1900
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
5:33 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -273
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.56° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.27° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.