The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2166
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
5:31 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 323.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.60° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.69° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.