The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2155
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
4:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 294.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.69° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.23° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.