The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 2042
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1483
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 | 91.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.80° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.21° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| 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.