The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
6:23 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2225
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 10.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.38° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.73° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.