The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 26, 1979
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 704
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 | 87.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.59° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.56° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.