The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
1:29 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3091
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -3.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.25° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.35° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.