The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2020
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
7:42 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1210
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 | 12.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.95° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.48° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.