The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 28, 1943
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
7:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 259
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 | 13.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.92° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.03° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.