The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 1984
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
3:55 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 765
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.84° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.72° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.