The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2191
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
7:51 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3325
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 | 27.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.72° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.39° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.