The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 28, 1962
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
6:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 494
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 | 16.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.57° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.71° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.