The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 27, 1997
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
4:02 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 926
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 | 332.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.80° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.56° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.