The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 28, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
5:49 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1681
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 14.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.48° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.26° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| 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.