The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 24, 1978
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
2:01 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 691
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 | 290.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.18° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.20° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.