The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 23, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
6:19 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -125
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 9.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.75° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.02° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.