The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 1978
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.04° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.86° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.