The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 24, 2002
Waning Gibbous
79.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
11:41 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 988
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 | 233.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.65° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.34° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.