The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 22, 2166
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
5:32 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3016
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.46° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 181.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.