How do i find the altitude of the moon and what direction its in (N S EW)?

Answer 1

All solar system bodies are seen in the southern half of the sky, along a line called the "Ecliptic". They follow the same path as the sun ( roughly ) across the sky.
To answer your question directly, since altitude and azimuth are earth reference lines, the location of any celestial object depends on your location on earth, and the time of observation. So we cannot answer your question. That is why Astronomers use celestial coordinates which are independent and are the same for everyone.
But to give a rough starting point, the Moon rises tonight (9/01) shortly before 10:00PM EDT in the east and sets about 11:00 AM
Hope this helps.

Adolph

Answer 2

Couldn't you just look outside - if the moon is in the sky it should be fairly easy to find.

The moon is never north (unless you are in the southern hemisphere).
Its always ESE, SE, S, SW, or WSW (depending on the time of night).

Answer 3

Use a tool like the source.