The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 28, 1977
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
9:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 679
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.73° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.28° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.