The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
5:54 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 852
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 | 163.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.21° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.62° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.