The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 29, 1929
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
4:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 85
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 193.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.13° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.24° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.