The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2145
Waxing Crescent
2.4% 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
9:03 AM
7:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2756
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.93° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.79° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.