The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 30, 2103
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
5:57 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2238
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.17° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.93° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.