The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 28, 2002
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
2:04 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 988
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.95° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.98° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.