The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 2069

Waxing Gibbous

98.8% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
–
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
98.8%
Age
13.8 days
Distance
357,500 km
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
1817

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

Exact values

For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun167.72°
Phase angle12.37°
Illuminated fraction98.84%
Altitude / azimuth-33.0° / 8.4°
Right ascension / declination3h 27m / 17.03°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude53.76° / -1.72°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.42° / 3.10°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude12.00° / 0.83°
Position angle of the axis344.4°
Position angle of the bright limb244.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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