The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2087
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
3:38 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2038
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 | 293.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.39° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.73° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.