The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 26, 1936
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
5:00 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 172
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.59° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.39° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.