The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2130
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
11:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2570
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 | 229.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 297.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.01° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.50° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.