The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
5:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3091
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.68° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.77° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.