The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 27, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
3:20 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 741
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 47.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.05° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.40° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.