The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 24, 1976
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
8:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 667
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.08° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.83° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.