The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 27, 1978
Waning Crescent
8.8% 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
4:17 AM
3:40 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.76° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.76° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.