The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 2096
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 356,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2151
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:39 PM, is deepest at 4:19 PM and ends at 4:59 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 357.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.80° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.