The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 28, 1917
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
7:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -63
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.03° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.