The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2079
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
5:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1939
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.29° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.39° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.