The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2174
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
4:35 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 303.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.27° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.04° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.