The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 29, 2198
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
6:16 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3413
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.66° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.24° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.