The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2033
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
5:32 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1370
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 | 331.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / -0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.03° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.65° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.