The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2131
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
5:42 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2582
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 10.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.17° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.58° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.