The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 1966
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
9:12 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 542
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 | 47.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.03° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.75° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.