The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2103
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
1:44 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2237
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.90° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.73° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.