The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 1936
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
9:06 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 171
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.62° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.71° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.