The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 1916
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
3:40 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -76
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.28° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.55° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.