The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 24, 1963
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 506
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 | 94.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.32° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.64° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| 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.