The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 1985
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.02° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.36° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.