The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2188
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
7:16 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3288
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -9.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.92° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.35° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.