The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2074
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
5:39 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1877
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 | 322.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.92° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.56° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.