The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 28, 2003
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
10:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1001
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 | 65.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.20° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.13° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.