The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 22, 2105
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
8:13 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2262
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.28° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.11° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.