The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2028
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
8:21 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1309
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 | 34.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.67° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.52° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.