The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2159
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
11:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 71.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.54° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.38° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.