The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2186
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
12:05 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3263
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.38° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.64° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.