The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 28, 1928
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
9:05 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 73
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 335.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.14° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.45° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.