The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 17, 2137
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
8:12 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.26° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.10° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.