The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2145
Waxing Crescent
24.2% 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
12:24 PM
10:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2756
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.18° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.16° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.