The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 25, 1962
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
4:37 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 493
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.32° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.70° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.