The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 28, 2024
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
3:23 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1260
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 | 331.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.29° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.89° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.