The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 26, 2171
Waning Crescent
0.9% 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
6:25 AM
4:29 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.36° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.04° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.