The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2153
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
8:45 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2855
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.09° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.82° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.