The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 1919
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
5:00 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -40
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.19° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.00° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.