The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 22, 1953
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
9:26 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 382
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 332.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.33° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.18° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.