The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 22, 2008
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
2:17 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.59° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.09° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.