The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2009
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1075
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.43° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.67° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.