The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2175
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
10:20 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3127
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 | 63.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.11° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.08° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.