The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2123
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
7:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2484
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 145.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.15° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.12° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.