The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 2150
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
6:19 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2819
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.75° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.98° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.