The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 24, 1911
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
7:55 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -137
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Mars 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 Sun | 42.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.38° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.59° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.