The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 23, 2166
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
6:11 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3017
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.53° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.73° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.