The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
9:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 196.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.45° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.13° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.