The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 30, 1961
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
1:24 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.07° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.78° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| 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.