The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 2164
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:02 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2991
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 | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.10° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.96° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.