The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 23, 2041
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
5:00 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1470
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.47° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.48° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.