The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 24, 2185
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
7:21 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3252
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.31° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.72° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.