The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 2073
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1866
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.44° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.68° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.