The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 22, 1984
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
5:02 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.23° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.12° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.