The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 2020
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
9:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1210
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.93° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.06° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.