The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1025
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.17° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.19° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.