The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 1973
Waning Crescent
31.1% 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
1:52 AM
3:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 628
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 | 292.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 11.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.49° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.30° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| 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.