The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2142
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
7:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2719
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 | 20.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.66° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.30° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.