The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 1917
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
8:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -63
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 342.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.55° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.