The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2112
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
5:49 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2347
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 200.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.61° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.97° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.