The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2126
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
7:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2521
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.24° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.59° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| 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.