The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2176
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
10:44 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3139
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 315.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.86° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.52° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.