The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 2139
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
5:25 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2681
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 | 335.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 187.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / -4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.08° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.54° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.