The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2041
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
3:49 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.49° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.38° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.