The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 26, 1968
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 568
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.19° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.83° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.