The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2071
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
11:29 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.84° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.45° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.