The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 1933
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
6:19 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 134
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 157.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.64° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.84° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.