The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 11, 1920
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
6:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -26
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 161.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.80° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.69° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.