The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 28, 1926
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
2:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 48
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 8.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.97° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.92° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.