The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 26, 1997
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
3:29 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 926
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 | 321.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.59° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.