The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 2009
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
11:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1075
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.58° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.84° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.