The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2072
Waxing Crescent
38.4% 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
1:41 PM
11:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1853
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 | 76.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.51° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.46° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.