The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 22, 2116
Waning Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
10:04 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2398
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars 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 | 209.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 327.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.93° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.52° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.