The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2085
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
5:58 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2013
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 | 348.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / -9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.16° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.03° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.