The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 25, 1987
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
9:39 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 803
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.28° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.37° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.