The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2050
Waxing Crescent
3.1% 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
9:25 AM
7:51 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1581
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 | 20.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.59° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.41° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.