The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2030
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
3:06 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.12° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.50° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.