The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2034
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
12:14 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1383
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.22° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.50° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.