The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 30, 1970
Waxing Crescent
4.1% 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
9:39 AM
6:32 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 593
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.10° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.00° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.