The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 1928
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
10:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 73
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 322.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.17° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.59° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.