The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, November 28, 1933

Waxing Gibbous

89.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
67°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
89.5%
Age
11.0 days
Distance
395,700 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
135

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun142.38°
Phase angle37.76°
Illuminated fraction89.53%
Altitude / azimuth-26.6° / 37.5°
Right ascension / declination1h 39m / 15.18°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude28.42° / 4.56°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.64° / -5.18°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude43.11° / -1.53°
Position angle of the axis339.5°
Position angle of the bright limb253.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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