The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2173
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
7:15 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3102
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 342.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 10.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.63° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.45° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.