The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 14, 1928
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
6:41 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 73
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.02° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.77° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.