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The Moon on Thursday, November 24, 2016: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 21.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 08°

Moon age

24.8days

Moon phase on November 24, 2016Waning Crescent

Thursday 24 November 2016401,988 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, November 24, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
401,988 km249,784 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (8°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 24, 2016 is on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 13:52 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 12:18 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, November 21, 201608:33
New Moon (after)Tuesday, November 29, 201612:18

The Moon around November 24

More about this date

Thursday, November 24, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 30, 2016 to the new moon of November 29, 2016, a cycle of 29.78 days.