The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2040
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
11:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1458
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 | 235.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.50° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.74° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.