The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 1951
Waning Gibbous
71.1% 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
9:20 PM
12:33 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 356
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 | 245.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.64° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.97° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.