The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 20, 2068
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
3:54 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 299.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 236.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.07° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.12° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.