The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 27, 2054
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
4:26 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1631
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 339.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.70° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.79° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.