The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 26, 1970
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.71° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.22° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.