The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 27, 1977
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 679
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.87° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.14° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| 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.