The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 26, 1942
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
11:24 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 246
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.67° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.88° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.