The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, November 25, 2055

First Quarter

46.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
36°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
46.6%
Age
6.9 days
Distance
397,200 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1644

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Exact values

For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun85.95°
Phase angle93.89°
Illuminated fraction46.60%
Altitude / azimuth-13.5° / 97.2°
Right ascension / declination22h 09m / -13.83°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude329.35° / -2.28°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.19° / 3.75°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude99.71° / 1.35°
Position angle of the axis337.8°
Position angle of the bright limb249.4°
Apparent magnitude-9.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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