The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 27, 2071
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
10:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.04° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.63° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.