The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 23, 2170
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
7:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3066
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:15 AM, is deepest at 11:10 AM and ends at 1:04 PM. Totality lasts from 10:20 AM to 11:59 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.86° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.