The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2128
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:10 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2545
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 | 318.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.62° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.28° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.