The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2039
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
8:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1445
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.15° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.27° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.