The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 2022
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
4:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1235
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.04° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.30° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.