The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 28, 1989
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
5:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -26.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.84° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.58° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.