The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2158
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
5:39 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 342.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -8.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.43° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.36° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.