The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 2120
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
6:21 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 155.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.44° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.70° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.