The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 24, 2106
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2274
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 186.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.80° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.08° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.