The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 1998
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
6:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 939
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 | 16.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.93° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.86° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.