The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 2071
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
5:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1840
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 | 327.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 197.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.80° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.07° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.