The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 1927
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
4:57 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 60
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.57° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.86° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.