The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
7:51 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 988
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 | 187.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 347.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.37° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.77° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.