The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 13, 2026
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
8:26 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1285
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.13° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.17° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.