The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 28, 1975
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
2:07 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 654
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / -6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.92° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.82° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.