The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 1941
Waxing Crescent
4.6% 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
8:59 AM
7:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 234
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.36° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.08° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.