The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2123
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
5:41 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2483
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 | 339.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 181.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / -5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.51° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.24° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.