The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 1959
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
4:11 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 456
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -12.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.17° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.14° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.