The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 28, 2141
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:18 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2708
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.48° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.68° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.