The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
5:41 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1211
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 | 161.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.42° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.67° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.