The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2129
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2558
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.95° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.44° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.