The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 1949
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
8:17 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 333
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.79° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.49° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.15° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.