The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, November 27, 2023

Full Moon Beaver Moon

99.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
74°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
14.3 days
Distance
381,800 km
Apparent size
31.3′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1248

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Beaver Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun184.00°
Phase angle5.39°
Illuminated fraction99.78%
Altitude / azimuth-24.5° / 351.6°
Right ascension / declination4h 28m / 25.42°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude69.18° / 3.64°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.71° / -3.95°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude1.00° / -1.08°
Position angle of the axis352.0°
Position angle of the bright limb44.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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