The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 1929
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
3:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 85
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.84° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.86° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.