The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2120
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
4:27 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 304.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.33° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.31° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.