The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 26, 1911

Waxing Crescent

28.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
28.1%
Age
5.8 days
Distance
403,800 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
-137

Events on this date

  1. Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

Exact values

For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun63.77°
Phase angle115.98°
Illuminated fraction28.10%
Altitude / azimuth-4.1° / 117.7°
Right ascension / declination20h 44m / -23.49°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude307.11° / -5.16°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.33° / 7.48°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude112.23° / -0.86°
Position angle of the axis344.8°
Position angle of the bright limb257.4°
Apparent magnitude-8.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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