The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 26, 2160
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
4:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2942
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.59° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.74° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.