The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2031
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
7:37 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1346
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.55° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.23° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.