The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 26, 1996
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 914
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 | 198.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.86° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.79° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.