The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2116
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
2:00 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2398
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 4.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.17° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.45° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| 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.