The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 29, 1989
Waxing Crescent
1.8% 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
8:59 AM
5:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.07° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.38° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.