The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 24, 2022
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
5:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1236
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.60° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.10° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.