The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 26, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% 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
4:17 PM
5:55 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 543
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 | 163.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.65° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.33° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.