Lunar Calendar Month November 2023 (Bhutan)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Thimphu, Bhutan during November 2023.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
3rd quarter	2023-11-05	14:37
new moon	2023-11-13	15:27
1st quarter	2023-11-20	16:50
full moon	2023-11-27	15:16

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during November 2023.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2023-11-07	03:51	404,568 km
Perigee	2023-11-22	03:04	369,823 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Pollux	2023-11-04 00:31
Venus	2023-11-09 15:28
Spica	2023-11-11 11:09
Saturn	2023-11-20 20:02
Jupiter	2023-11-25 17:10
Pleiades	2023-11-27 06:02

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of November 2023.

November 2023
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 44	30 Monday	31 Tuesday	1Wednesday 89.8% illuminated Age: 17.8	2Thursday 82.7% illuminated Age: 18.8	3Friday 74.4% illuminated Age: 19.8	4Saturday 65.3% illuminated Age: 20.7	5Sunday 55.9% illuminated Age: 21.6
Week 45	6Monday 46.4% illuminated Age: 22.5	7Tuesday 37.1% illuminated Age: 23.4	8Wednesday 28.3% illuminated Age: 24.3	9Thursday 20.1% illuminated Age: 25.2	10Friday 13% illuminated Age: 26.1	11Saturday 7.2% illuminated Age: 27	12Sunday 2.9% illuminated Age: 27.9
Week 46	13Monday 0.5% illuminated Age: 28.9	14Tuesday 0.1% illuminated Age: 0.4	15Wednesday 2.1% illuminated Age: 1.4	16Thursday 6.3% illuminated Age: 2.4	17Friday 12.8% illuminated Age: 3.4	18Saturday 21.1% illuminated Age: 4.5	19Sunday 31% illuminated Age: 5.6
Week 47	20Monday 41.9% illuminated Age: 6.6	21Tuesday 53.3% illuminated Age: 7.7	22Wednesday 64.6% illuminated Age: 8.8	23Thursday 75.1% illuminated Age: 9.9	24Friday 84.3% illuminated Age: 10.9	25Saturday 91.6% illuminated Age: 12	26Sunday 96.8% illuminated Age: 13.1
Week 48	27Monday 99.5% illuminated Age: 14.1	28Tuesday 99.8% illuminated Age: 15.2	29Wednesday 97.8% illuminated Age: 16.2	30Thursday 93.8% illuminated Age: 17.1	1 Friday	2 Saturday	3 Sunday
	4 Monday	5 Tuesday	6 Wednesday	7 Thursday	8 Friday	9 Saturday	10 Sunday
	11 Monday	12 Tuesday	13 Wednesday	14 Thursday	15 Friday	16 Saturday	17 Sunday