The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
8:18 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1112
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 | 191.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 341.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.68° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.03° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.