The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2073
Waning Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
11:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 230.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.21° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.46° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.