The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 29, 1974
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
7:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 642
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:28 AM, is deepest at 10:13 AM and ends at 11:58 AM. Totality lasts from 9:35 AM to 10:51 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 353.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.08° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.