The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 28, 1976
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 667
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -4.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.54° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.12° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.