The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 1944
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
9:05 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 270
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.80° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.88° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.