The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 24, 2040
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
12:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1458
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.38° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.90° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.