The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2058
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
8:46 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1680
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 | 38.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.54° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.47° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.