The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 2180
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3190
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.63° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.36° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.14° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.