The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 24, 1971
Waxing Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
11:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 605
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 | 77.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.38° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.27° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.