The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 1944
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 271
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.72° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.12° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.