The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 1952
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
7:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -26.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.96° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.62° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.