The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2066
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
5:44 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 342.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / -7.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.69° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.22° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.