The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2147
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
3:26 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2780
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 | 282.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.74° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.29° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| 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.