The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 29, 1943
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
8:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 259
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 26.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.14° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.84° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.