The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2060
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
5:23 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1704
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 | 319.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 210.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.34° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.78° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.