The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2168
Waning Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
11:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 228.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 299.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.42° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.11° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.