The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 1972
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
10:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 617
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 317.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.16° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.12° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.