The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 22, 2040
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 PM
11:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1458
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 | 224.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 313.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.54° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.60° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.