The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 27, 1959
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
3:29 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 456
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.34° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.95° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.