The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2102
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
10:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2224
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 | 68.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.63° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.61° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| 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.