The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, November 26, 2133

New Moon

0.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
28°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.0%
Age
29.6 days
Distance
390,600 km
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
2608

Events on this date

  1. Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

  2. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

  3. Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.

  4. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  5. Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun359.42°
Phase angle179.06°
Illuminated fraction0.01%
Altitude / azimuth27.5° / 175.7°
Right ascension / declination16h 07m / -21.64°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude243.91° / -0.74°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.98° / 1.81°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-174.61° / -0.28°
Position angle of the axis9.3°
Position angle of the bright limb24.4°
Apparent magnitude-4.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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