The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2031
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:14 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1346
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.18° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.61° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| 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.