The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 2156
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
8:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2892
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 | 36.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.99° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.30° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| 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.