The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 28, 1947
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
7:50 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 308
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:34 AM, is deepest at 3:34 AM and ends at 5:33 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 350.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.23° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.13° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.