The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 20, 2027
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1297
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 276.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.89° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.37° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.