The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:00 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1100
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 | 58.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.53° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.61° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.