The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 28, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
4:18 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 506
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 | 147.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 32.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.24° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.05° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.