The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2121
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
10:54 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 68.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.68° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.