The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2115
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
6:57 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 155.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.90° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.92° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.