The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 30, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
5:40 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2250
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.76° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.11° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.