The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2095
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
3:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.39° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.09° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.