The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 27, 2160
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
4:58 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2942
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.02° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.94° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.