The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 20, 2158
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:13 AM
4:43 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2917
Events on this date
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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 | 356.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.25° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.35° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.