The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2061
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
11:36 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1717
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 | 79.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -27.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.46° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.34° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.