The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 1950
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
5:34 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 345
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 | 159.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.89° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.74° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.