The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 2059
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
8:41 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 340.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.69° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.97° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.