The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 23, 1982
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 741
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.64° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.01° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.