The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2065
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
5:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1768
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.51° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.54° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.