The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 29, 2071
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.70° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.28° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.