The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2017
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
5:33 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1172
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.97° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.16° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.