The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, November 24, 1905

Waning Crescent

6.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
41°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
6.1%
Age
27.4 days
Distance
359,500 km
Apparent size
33.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
-212

Events on this date

  1. Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun331.80°
Phase angle151.39°
Illuminated fraction6.11%
Altitude / azimuth36.8° / 207.9°
Right ascension / declination14h 12m / -8.32°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude213.58° / 4.66°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.61° / -5.26°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-153.28° / 1.49°
Position angle of the axis20.2°
Position angle of the bright limb116.8°
Apparent magnitude-6.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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