The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2105
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2262
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 267.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 3.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.25° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.40° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.99° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.