The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 26, 2178
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
8:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3165
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 336.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.90° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.75° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.