The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2185
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
5:46 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 195.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / 4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.80° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.51° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.