The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 1924
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
1:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 22
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 281.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.32° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.97° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.