The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 20, 1978
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
11:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 291.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.37° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.54° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.