The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 30, 2020
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
7:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1211
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:31 AM, is deepest at 4:42 AM and ends at 6:53 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 350.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.41° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.60° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.