The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 29, 1940
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
5:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 222
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.07° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.27° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.