The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 23, 1980
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
8:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 716
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 | 199.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 332.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.37° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.53° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.