The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2179
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
12:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 234.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.69° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.34° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.