The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 29, 2054
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
5:50 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1632
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.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.07° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.18° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.