The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 1921
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
10:20 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -15
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.09° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.95° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.