The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 1945
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
8:25 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 283
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 338.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.20° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.50° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.