The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2117
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
4:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2409
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 | 294.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 249.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.79° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.81° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| 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.