The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 23, 2101
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
7:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2213
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -26.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.59° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.30° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.