The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 2030
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
7:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 34.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.70° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.19° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.