The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2055
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
5:33 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.82° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.76° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| 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.