The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 1911
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
6:12 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -137
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.61° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.98° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.