The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2014
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
5:06 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1135
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 | 323.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 1.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.32° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.84° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.