The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 1928
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 73
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.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.83° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.67° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.