The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 28, 2021
Waning Crescent
37.8% 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
12:38 AM
2:04 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1223
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 8.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.05° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.77° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.