The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 28, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
6:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 407
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 | 166.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.77° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.47° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.