The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 20, 2077
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
8:51 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1915
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.77° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.65° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.