The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 20, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
5:38 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1656
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 | 163.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.30° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.84° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.