The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Waning Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
5:00 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1036
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.80° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.89° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| 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.