The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 29, 2122
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:30 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.36° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.30° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.