The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 28, 2177
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3153
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.72° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.36° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| 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.