The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 1961
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
7:21 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.97° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.