The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
6:21 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2632
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 | 165.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 4.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.91° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.04° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.