The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 22, 2055

Waxing Crescent

18.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
29°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
18.5%
Age
3.9 days
Distance
380,700 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1644

Events on this date

  1. Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun50.80°
Phase angle129.08°
Illuminated fraction18.48%
Altitude / azimuth7.3° / 125.9°
Right ascension / declination19h 31m / -20.75°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude291.17° / 1.03°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.69° / -0.53°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude136.24° / 1.36°
Position angle of the axis349.4°
Position angle of the bright limb260.7°
Apparent magnitude-8.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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