The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2046
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
1:18 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1531
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 | 243.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.29° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.27° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| 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.