The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 26, 2169
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3054
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.71° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.06° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.