The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 22, 2131
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
7:17 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 144.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.39° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.40° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.