The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 28, 2072
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
10:00 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1854
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.52° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.10° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.