The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
2:39 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 778
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 0.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.17° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.13° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.