The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 23, 1997
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
2:00 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 926
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 255.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.94° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.83° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.