The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 20, 2076
Waning Crescent
41.8% 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
12:31 AM
3:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1902
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 | 279.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.79° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.46° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| 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.