The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
58.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
12:07 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1446
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.45° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.79° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.