The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2157
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
10:49 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 212.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 314.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.26° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.71° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.