The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 21, 2027

Waning Crescent

42.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
57°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
42.5%
Age
23.1 days
Distance
371,400 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Sextans
Lunation number
1297

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun278.80°
Phase angle98.65°
Illuminated fraction42.48%
Altitude / azimuth15.3° / 264.2°
Right ascension / declination10h 34m / 6.00°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude157.95° / -2.78°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.58° / 4.42°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-96.53° / -1.38°
Position angle of the axis20.4°
Position angle of the bright limb111.1°
Apparent magnitude-9.9

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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