The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 20, 2061
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1718
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 | 94.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.15° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.41° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.