The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 2104
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
7:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.55° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.73° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.