The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2107
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
7:52 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2286
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 | 16.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 139.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.68° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.39° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.