The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 2120
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
4:34 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2447
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 182.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.73° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.91° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.