The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 26, 2098
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
8:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2176
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.89° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.65° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.