The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
8:17 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 964
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.45° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.90° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.