The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2096
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
7:36 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2150
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 | 15.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 141.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.73° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.47° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.