The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 23, 2003
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1000
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.43° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.91° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.