The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
6:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 161.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.69° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.93° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.