The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
3:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1062
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 200.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.77° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.66° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.