The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 1996
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
10:55 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 913
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 | 62.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.33° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.48° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.