The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 29, 2200
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3437
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.45° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.85° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.