The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2062
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
10:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1729
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 | 209.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 316.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.01° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.09° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.