The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
12:33 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 407
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.05° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.18° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.