The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
5:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 246
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 | 155.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 5.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 8.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.82° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.95° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| 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.