The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 22, 2177
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
6:55 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3153
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 148.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.33° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.45° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.