The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 27, 2166
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
9:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3017
Events on this date
-
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.13° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.97° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.