The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 2171
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
5:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3079
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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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.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.59° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.76° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.