The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2088
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
11:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2051
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.52° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.18° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| 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.