The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 1970
Waning Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
2:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 243.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / -2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.67° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.65° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.