The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 28, 1966
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
8:08 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 543
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 | 187.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.12° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.94° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| 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.