The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 26, 1980
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
11:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 716
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 | 238.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.10° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.95° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.