The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2110
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
10:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2323
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 | 53.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.04° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.25° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.