The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
6:38 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 168.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.73° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.66° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.