The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 20, 2171
Last Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.83° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.92° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.