The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 24, 2044
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
9:21 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1508
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.23° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.14° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.