The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
12:55 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1618
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.19° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.70° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.