The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2026
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
11:36 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 79.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.34° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.42° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.