The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 1932
Waning Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
12:43 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 121
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 | 247.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 301.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.31° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.34° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.