The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2104
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
5:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 344.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -8.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.37° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.64° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| 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.