The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 27, 2059
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
1:49 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.32° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.03° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.