The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 1986
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
10:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 212.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 313.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.37° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.04° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.