The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
12:24 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 73
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.91° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.51° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.