The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2106
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
3:00 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 280.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 13.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.39° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.34° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.