The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2144
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
5:07 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2744
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 181.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.55° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.71° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.