The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 2086
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2027
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:42 PM, is deepest at 3:16 PM and ends at 4:51 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.00° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.