The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 1976
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
5:05 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 665
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 | 324.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 202.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 0.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.77° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.42° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.