The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 20, 2194
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
11:05 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3362
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.65° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.26° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.