The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 24, 2000
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:44 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 963
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.07° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.13° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.