The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2190
Waning Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
2:49 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3312
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.96° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.74° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.