The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 1992
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
4:33 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 864
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.19° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.61° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.