The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 22, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
6:07 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 580
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 | 164.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 12.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.17° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.97° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.