The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2081
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
10:45 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1964
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.70° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.88° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.