The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 27, 2021
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1223
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.91° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.93° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.60° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| 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.