The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 26, 2002
Waning Gibbous
60.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
1:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 988
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.21° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.65° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.