The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 1954
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
2:42 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 393
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 | 292.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.08° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.01° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.