The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 1979
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
6:21 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 704
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 | 11.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.35° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.66° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.