The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2101
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
4:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2211
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 | 296.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.14° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.51° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.