The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2104
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
7:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2249
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.89° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.71° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.