The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 23, 2117
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
4:46 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2410
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 178.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.59° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.37° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.