The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 2161
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
7:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2954
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.89° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.48° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.