The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 23, 1915
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
9:24 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -88
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.84° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.76° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.