The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
4:29 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 146
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 | 154.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.