The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 29, 2106
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
8:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.44° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.95° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.