The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 28, 1911
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -137
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.26° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.88° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.