The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 22, 2001
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 976
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -16.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.59° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.37° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.