The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 24, 2087
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
4:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2039
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.62° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.46° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.