The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
5:21 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 642
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 | 155.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 22.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.90° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.80° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.