The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 2095
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
3:40 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2138
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.24° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.59° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.