The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 2001
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:02 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 976
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.60° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.72° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.