The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 20, 2017
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
7:39 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1173
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 143.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.48° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.99° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.