The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 1973
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
9:26 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 630
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.35° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.05° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.