The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 1995
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
5:33 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 902
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.66° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.62° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.9° |
| 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.