The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 23, 1919
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
6:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -38
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 162.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.89° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.46° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.