The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 26, 1986
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
2:16 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 790
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 | 293.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.80° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.91° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.