The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 26, 1988
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
10:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 815
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 | 218.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 318.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.04° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.36° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.