The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 25, 2011
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
5:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1100
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.32° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.38° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.