The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2082
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
4:30 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1976
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 | 303.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.90° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.90° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.