The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1112
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -6.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.05° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.29° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.