The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 27, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
4:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3091
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 30.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.36° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.91° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.