The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 2020
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
10:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1211
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 | 72.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.34° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.91° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.