The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 20, 2172
Waxing Crescent
27.7% 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
12:25 PM
9:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3091
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.29° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.02° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.