The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2161
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2955
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.68° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.75° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.