The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 13, 2023
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
5:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1248
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.85° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.32° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.9° |
| 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.