The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 29, 2009
Waxing Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
4:35 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1075
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 | 146.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 33.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.63° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.92° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.