The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2034
Waxing Crescent
24.1% 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
12:21 PM
10:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1383
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 | 58.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.87° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.07° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.