The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 29, 1970
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
5:30 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 593
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.37° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.20° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.