The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 1993
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
8:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 876
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.90° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.62° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.