The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2118
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
8:18 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2422
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 | 36.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 132.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.22° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.92° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.