The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
6:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1162
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.03° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.05° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.