The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 24, 1989
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
2:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 827
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.00° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.65° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.