The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
12:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1223
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 | 237.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.52° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.12° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.