The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 24, 2018
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
8:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1186
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 | 199.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 333.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.83° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.13° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.