The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 23, 1940
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
1:36 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 221
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 | 283.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 4.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.37° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.60° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.