The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 26, 2078
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1928
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.28° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.66° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.