The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 2052
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
6:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1607
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.57° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.20° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.