The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2091
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
11:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2088
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 | 67.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.52° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.78° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.86° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.