The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 28, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
5:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2856
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 25.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.20° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.54° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.