The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 2116
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
7:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2398
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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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 351.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.93° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.25° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.