The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2085
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
11:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2015
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.78° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.82° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.