The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 25, 2026
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
8:56 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1285
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.76° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.69° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.