The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
6:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 167.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 10.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.72° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.58° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.