The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 1953
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 382
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.56° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.