The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2080
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
9:34 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1952
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 | 55.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.04° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.10° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.