The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 24, 1949
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
9:27 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 333
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.33° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.91° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.97° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.