The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Waning Gibbous

91.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
69°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
91.3%
Age
17.2 days
Distance
404,000 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Orion
Lunation number
1124

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 Sun214.26°
Phase angle34.41°
Illuminated fraction91.25%
Altitude / azimuth-20.0° / 318.8°
Right ascension / declination6h 12m / 19.10°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude92.80° / -4.31°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.54° / 6.34°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-33.12° / 0.62°
Position angle of the axis0.1°
Position angle of the bright limb98.4°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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