The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 29, 1965

Waxing Crescent

36.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
36.0%
Age
6.5 days
Distance
404,700 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
531

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

Exact values

For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun73.49°
Phase angle106.29°
Illuminated fraction35.97%
Altitude / azimuth-8.6° / 108.4°
Right ascension / declination21h 40m / -19.43°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude320.77° / -5.13°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.54° / 7.43°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude105.39° / -0.07°
Position angle of the axis340.4°
Position angle of the bright limb252.4°
Apparent magnitude-9.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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