The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 25, 2053
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
6:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1619
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 356.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.85° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.