The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 27, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2423
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.21° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.