The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 29, 1957
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
12:07 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 432
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 | 94.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.77° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.74° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.