The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 20, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
2:14 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1854
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.01° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.