The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 26, 1961
Waning Gibbous
81.4% 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
9:12 PM
11:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.42° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.16° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.