The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2136
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
4:28 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2644
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.61° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.61° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.