The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 27, 2182
Waxing Crescent
3.6% 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
8:49 AM
7:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3215
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.80° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.28° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.