The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 22, 2171
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
2:33 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.75° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.27° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.