The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 26, 1972
Waning Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
12:21 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 617
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.09° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.56° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.