The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 28, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
1:57 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1644
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars 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 | 118.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / -2.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.23° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.