The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 2154
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
8:03 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2868
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.78° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.