The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, November 26, 2019

New Moon

0.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.1%
Age
0.1 days
Distance
373,200 km
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
1199

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

Exact values

For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun1.03°
Phase angle176.94°
Illuminated fraction0.07%
Altitude / azimuth30.6° / 172.8°
Right ascension / declination16h 15m / -18.33°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude245.16° / 2.87°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.17° / -2.91°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-176.14° / 0.87°
Position angle of the axis8.8°
Position angle of the bright limb221.6°
Apparent magnitude-4.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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