The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 29, 1985
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
9:41 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 778
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 | 203.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 331.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.32° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.85° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.