The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 1947
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 308
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 | 87.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.37° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.04° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.