The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2128
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
3:27 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2545
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 | 284.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.67° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.68° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.