The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2053
Waxing Crescent
31.3% 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
1:03 PM
11:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1618
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 | 67.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.55° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.26° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.