The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2158
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
4:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 307.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.47° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.