The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
2:40 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1989
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 | 122.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -9.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.73° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.69° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.