The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 20, 2153
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
9:46 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2856
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.22° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.82° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.