The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2068
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
4:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1804
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.64° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.65° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.