The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Waxing Crescent

12.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
32°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
12.5%
Age
3.2 days
Distance
371,400 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1137

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun41.04°
Phase angle138.60°
Illuminated fraction12.49%
Altitude / azimuth16.0° / 131.7°
Right ascension / declination19h 00m / -17.56°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude284.39° / 5.13°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.15° / -5.83°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude136.22° / 1.08°
Position angle of the axis353.9°
Position angle of the bright limb259.0°
Apparent magnitude-7.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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