The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 30, 1973
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
10:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 630
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.19° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.87° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.