The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2153
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
6:53 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 94% of the Sun is covered at 12:09 PM.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.93° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.46° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.