The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
12:55 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 109
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 | 116.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.72° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.19° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.