The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2183
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
9:39 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3226
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 | 45.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.57° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.73° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.