The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 26, 2049
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
6:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1570
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 19.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.32° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.59° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.