The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 27, 1988
Waning Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
11:26 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 815
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 | 230.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 307.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.88° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.50° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.