The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 1959
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 456
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 8.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.59° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.23° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.