The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
5:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2930
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 | 156.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 22.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.25° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.46° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.