The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 27, 2056
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
11:51 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1656
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 298.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.01° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.15° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.