The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2057
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1667
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.69° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.66° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.