The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 26, 1998
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 939
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.42° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.76° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.