The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 27, 2157
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
2:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2905
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -11.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.47° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.78° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.