The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 2109
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:49 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2312
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Uranus 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 | 2.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.07° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.16° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.