The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 2098
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
3:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2175
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.19° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.18° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.