The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 27, 2044
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1508
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.89° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.62° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.