The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
63.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
1:11 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.6%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 105.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.91° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.26° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.