The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, November 26, 1925

Waxing Gibbous

86.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
55°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
86.0%
Age
10.4 days
Distance
381,000 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
36

Events on this date

  1. Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun136.14°
Phase angle43.99°
Illuminated fraction85.98%
Altitude / azimuth-35.7° / 46.9°
Right ascension / declination1h 22m / 3.16°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude20.09° / -5.07°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.18° / 7.35°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude48.80° / 1.25°
Position angle of the axis337.9°
Position angle of the bright limb242.0°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

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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