The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 28, 1973
Waxing Crescent
13.1% 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
10:32 AM
8:28 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 630
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.57° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.23° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.