The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 2147
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
5:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2782
Events on this date
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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 | 4.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.80° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.55° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.