The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 29, 1938
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 197
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.76° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.55° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.