The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
7:38 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1222
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 333.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 8.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.97° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.