The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 28, 1901
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
9:57 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -261
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 315.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.88° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.25° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.