The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2187
Waning Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
10:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3275
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 | 216.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.82° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.75° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.