The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
2:43 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2830
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 | 124.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.95° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.22° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.