The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 23, 2014
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
6:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1137
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 | 15.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.34° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.61° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.