The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 22, 2158
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
6:13 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2918
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.91° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.26° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.