The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 27, 2179
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
4:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3177
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.50° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.56° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.