The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 1985
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
9:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.85° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.95° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.