The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 1908
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
5:16 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -175
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.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 177.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.54° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.77° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.3° |
| 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.