The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2134
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
8:41 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2620
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 | 39.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.08° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.61° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.