The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 20, 2188
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
6:57 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3289
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.25° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.34° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.