The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 1929
Waning Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
11:37 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 85
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 | 230.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.48° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.70° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.