The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 1938
Waxing Crescent
2.9% 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
8:47 AM
6:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 197
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.08° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.65° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.