The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 27, 1949
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 333
Events on this date
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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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.39° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.44° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.