The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 30, 2022
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1236
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.74° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.00° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.