The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2022
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
4:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1234
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 | 302.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.78° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.16° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.