The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 25, 1984

Waxing Crescent

9.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
23°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
9.6%
Age
2.8 days
Distance
378,800 km
Apparent size
31.5′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
766

Events on this date

  1. Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

  2. Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

  4. Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun35.91°
Phase angle143.85°
Illuminated fraction9.62%
Altitude / azimuth11.0° / 140.7°
Right ascension / declination18h 43m / -26.64°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude279.53° / -3.55°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.66° / 5.46°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude150.30° / -0.20°
Position angle of the axis354.4°
Position angle of the bright limb271.5°
Apparent magnitude-7.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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