The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, November 29, 2019

Waxing Crescent

10.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
10.9%
Age
3.1 days
Distance
387,400 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1199

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun38.40°
Phase angle141.50°
Illuminated fraction10.87%
Altitude / azimuth12.5° / 136.6°
Right ascension / declination19h 08m / -23.15°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude285.58° / -0.63°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.16° / 1.64°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude147.28° / 0.81°
Position angle of the axis351.6°
Position angle of the bright limb264.9°
Apparent magnitude-7.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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