The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 20, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
6:06 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2967
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 10.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.37° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.91° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.