The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 23, 2002
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
10:51 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 988
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 | 221.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 315.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.77° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.19° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.