The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
4:46 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 851
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 | 145.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 21.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.12° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.48° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| 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.