The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 27, 1987
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 803
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.78° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.02° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.