The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
4:14 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1420
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.05° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.51° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.