The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 1945
Waning Gibbous
78.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
11:41 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.5%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 283
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.46° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.92° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.