The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
1:10 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 104.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.08° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.82° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.