The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 1946
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
4:46 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 295
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.69° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.47° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.