The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 1918
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
9:50 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -51
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.13° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.30° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.