The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 30, 2157
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
3:54 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2905
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.24° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.35° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.