The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 27, 2076
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
6:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1904
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.89° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.26° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.