The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2003
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
4:35 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 999
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 | 295.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.18° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.36° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.