The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 23, 2028
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1310
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.63° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.05° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.