The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 22, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
6:20 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 815
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 10.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.01° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.18° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.