The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 1974
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
11:22 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 642
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.58° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.88° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.