The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 30, 2168
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
6:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3042
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 160.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.88° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.16° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.