The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 24, 1952
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -7.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.33° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.91° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.