The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2088
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
8:53 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2051
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.57° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.79° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.