The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 1955
Waxing Crescent
20.9% 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
12:22 PM
9:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 406
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 | 54.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.74° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.62° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.