The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 2120
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -8.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.26° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.78° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.