The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2069
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
10:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1816
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.50° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.99° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| 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.