The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 2079
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:03 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1941
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 173.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.09° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.95° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.