The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2118
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
11:27 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2422
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 | 76.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.83° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.31° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.