The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2137
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
11:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.96° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.50° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.