The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
3:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1099
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 200.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.40° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.23° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.