The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2156
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
11:07 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2892
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.30° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.69° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.