The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2026
Waning Gibbous
77.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
11:40 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 236.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.42° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.09° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.