The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 29, 2016
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
5:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1162
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.05° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.24° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.