The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 17, 2150
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
5:50 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2817
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 | 324.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 9.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.48° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.39° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.4° |
| 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.