The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
2:35 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1519
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 57.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.88° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.09° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.