The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 1960
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
5:31 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 467
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.49° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.15° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.