The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 27, 2000
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
6:38 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 964
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.48° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.28° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.