The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2044
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
5:09 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1506
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 211.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 6.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.65° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.51° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.