The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
3:51 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 580
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 40.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 9.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.14° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.25° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.