The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 24, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
4:01 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2423
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 39.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.53° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.74° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.