The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 2040
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
9:18 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1458
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 | 202.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 333.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.16° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.31° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.