The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 2154
Waning Gibbous
93.9% 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
6:45 PM
10:01 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2868
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Jupiter 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 | 208.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.59° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.95° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.