The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2066
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
7:33 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1779
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 | 20.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.54° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.14° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.