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Below are the rising and setting times for the Moon in the Washington, DC area for the week of November 30-December 6, 2009.
Rising and setting times for the Moon
| Meridian Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Time | Altitude | Distance | Illuminated | Phase |
| (km) | |||||||
| Nov 30, 2009 |
- 3:16 PM |
5:18 AM - |
10:48 PM | 74.1° | 371,819 | 98.1% | |
| Dec 1, 2009 |
- 4:03 PM |
6:29 AM - |
11:49 PM | 76.3° | 367,613 | 99.9% | |
| Dec 2, 2009 |
- 5:01 PM |
7:38 AM - |
Full at 2:31 AM | ||||
| Dec 3, 2009 |
- 6:09 PM |
8:41 AM - |
12:52 AM | 76.8° | 364,786 | 98.8% | |
| Dec 4, 2009 |
- 7:22 PM |
9:35 AM - |
1:55 AM | 75.4° | 363,529 | 94.6% | |
| Dec 5, 2009 |
- 8:38 PM |
10:20 AM - |
2:56 AM | 72.1° | 363,825 | 87.7% | |
| Dec 6, 2009 |
- 9:52 PM |
10:57 AM - |
3:53 AM | 67.4° | 365,479 | 78.6% | |
All times are in local time for Washington DC.
Meridian Passing indicates the highest point (in degrees of altitude above the horizon) that the Moon will reach that evening. The meridian passes through the north point on the horizon, through the celestial pole, up to the zenith, through the south point on the horizon and is perpendicular to the local horizon.
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