The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 1983
Waning Gibbous
87.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
10:43 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.9%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 753
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 | 220.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 316.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.57° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.39° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.