The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2060
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
4:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1704
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 | 284.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.93° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.18° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.