The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 23, 2071
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.81° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.38° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.