The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2059
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
7:02 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1692
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.28° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.91° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.