The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 27, 1909
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
7:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -162
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:10 AM, is deepest at 3:54 AM and ends at 5:37 AM. Totality lasts from 3:13 AM to 4:35 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.44° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.