The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 28, 1997
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
4:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 926
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.25° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.76° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.