The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 28, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
12:18 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1743
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -4.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.59° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.83° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.