The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 1942
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
9:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 246
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 318.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.90° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.60° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.