The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 1914
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -101
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 156.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.97° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.65° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.