The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 30, 2003
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1001
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.32° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.79° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.