The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2036
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1408
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 | 15.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.15° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.19° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.