The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, November 20, 2048

Full Moon Beaver Moon

99.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
71°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
14.5 days
Distance
402,500 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1557

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Beaver Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun182.61°
Phase angle3.01°
Illuminated fraction99.93%
Altitude / azimuth-28.1° / 352.8°
Right ascension / declination3h 57m / 21.99°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude61.66° / 1.53°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.66° / -1.25°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude0.28° / -0.54°
Position angle of the axis346.7°
Position angle of the bright limb60.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

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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