The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
4:48 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2731
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 21.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / 0.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.35° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.62° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.